Korea Water Resources Management Corp. (K-water) is likely to lay the groundwork to expand exports of its “super-difference” water management technology to Europe.
Ambassadors to Korea from the EU and four EU member states toured K-water’s headquarters and research institute on May 13.
They discussed ways of responding to climate change and securing water security.
The tour was designed to help Korean companies establish a foothold to enter the European water management market.
It was a follow-up exchange to a meeting during the 2025 EU-Korea Research and Innovation Day, which took place in Seoul in March.
The latest meeting was attended by EU Ambassador to Korea Maria Castillo Fernandez and ambassadors to Korea of four EU member states — Greece, Belgium, Slovakia and Slovenia.
The delegation looked around worksites with advanced water management systems using digital twin and artificial satellite technologies in place, an opportunity to recognize the “super difference” water management technology power K-water boasts of.
The EU is ramping up R&D in climate and the environment, including the water segment, and expanding joint international studies.
K-water plans to parlay the delegation’s tour into efforts to establish an export foothold that could lead to local verification and commercialization of technologies, surpassing simple exchanges.
K-water President Yoon Seog-dae said, “We will secure hegemony in the water market by strengthening strategic networks with EU states and do our utmost to parley it into the Korean water industry’s entry into the European market.”
K-water becomes 1st Korean Firm to Enter Vietnamese Water Market
Korea Water Resources Management Corp. (K-water) entered the Vietnamese water market, as the corporation was allowed to participate in a project to operate tap water.
K-water said on April 28 the corporation struck a contract to acquire Phu My Vinh, a water company in Long An Province, Vietnam, from Malaysia-based RBC Water.
The latest acquisition marks K-water’s first entry into Vietnam since the Korean water management company launched its global business.
With the acquisition, K-water will not only strategically enter the Vietnamese water market, but also plans to explore new water management projects and expand technology exports.
Ahn Jeong-ho, chief of the Green Infrastructure Division at K-water, said, “Vietnam is a strategic market with a high growth potential of the water market on the back of steep economic growth, and we will set up a bridgehead to enter the global water market to expand its presence in the Southeast Asian market through the equity acquisition.”
K-water Secures Foothold to Export Water Infrastructure
The Philippine government has teamed up with Korea Water Resources Management Corp. (K-water) as an innovative water infrastructure partner of a new city, being built as the returned U.S. military base.
K-water struck an MOU on the water segment with Pampanga provincial government (PGP), Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), Port Point Management Corporation (PPMC) and John Hein Management Corporation (JHMC) in Clark, the Philippines, on April 22.
The Philippine government has been pushing national development projects to transfer U.S. military bases that have been returned since 1992 into new cities.
The development of major areas, such as Subic, Clark and Bonifacio is designed to ease overpopulation in the capital area and it has served as a key role of national economic growth.
Currently, follow-up projects get under way with a focus on the development of New Clark City.
But the development of the new city is facing with a variety of water issues, including urban sprawl and a shortage of tap water.
The Philippines has a national tap water supply rate of about 40 percent, and Pampanga, La Union and Benguet Province, the target areas of the contract, are plagued with complex water infrastructure issues, such as underground water pollution and aged tape water pipelines.
K-water plans to offer solutions tailored to meet each district’s needs based on super-difference water management technologies, such as the Smart Water Network Management (SWNM).
Under the agreement, K-water plans to offer support, such as an on-spot survey, facility diagnosis and the establishment of water resources development plans while seeking cooperation of each stage for commercialization.
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